Brown: We must be ruthless

Wes Brown has warned United must end their wastefulness in front of goal if they are to claim another Premier League title.

The Reds spurned chance after chance against Derby on Saturday and were set to drop unexpected points until Cristiano Ronaldo popped up with the 75th-minute winner.

“We’re getting some really good chances, one-on-ones, and we’ve got to start putting them away," Brown told MUTV. “We made it hard for ourselves against Derby. We could have finished the game in the first 10 or 15 minutes, but luckily we got the winner in the end. If we hadn’t won it would have been very disappointing, so it was a relief.”

After passing up several early opportunities at Pride Park, United could have fallen behind had debutant Ben Foster not denied Kenny Miller with two superb saves in the space of a minute. “Ben’s a great keeper," he added. "It was his first game for a long time and he came in and did brilliantly.”

United top the table on goal difference ahead of Arsenal and also have a game in hand over the Gunners, which they play against Bolton at Old Trafford on Wednesday. “It’s always good to be top,” Brown added. “If we can get another three points against Bolton, it’d be great for United top the table on goal difference ahead of Arsenal and also have a game in hand over the Gunners, which they play against Bolton at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

“It’s always good to be top of the league,” Brown added. “If we can get another three points against Bolton, it’d be great for us and we know then that if we win every game, we will win the league again.”